Urge passage of legislation barring farm animal cruelty

Right now across the country, billions of farm animals are suffering in horrible conditions. In Massachusetts, we have a chance to change this and make the treatment of these animals more humane.

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Posted Jun. 1, 2014 at 2:10 AM

Posted Jun. 1, 2014 at 2:10 AM

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Right now across the country, billions of farm animals are suffering in horrible conditions. In Massachusetts, we have a chance to change this and make the treatment of these animals more humane.

The passage of the Massachusetts Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, H.1456/S.741, would ensure that pigs, calves and egg-laying chickens across the state could no longer be confined to tiny crates and cages in which they cannot even turn around, lie down, or spread their wings.

These cruel practices have already been banned by a number of states and by the entire European Union. It is time for Massachusetts to follow suit and stand up for these animals. There is already a farm that does this to over 3,000 chickens, and a producer on the North Shore has testified that she intends to use cruel gestation crates in her new barn. This bill needs to be passed immediately to reduce the suffering of thousands of animals to come.

Senate President Therese Murray is already a great advocate for animals in the Statehouse, and I hope she will help pass this bill to further combat animal cruelty and help even the playing field for small farmers.